Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Venezuela’s Opposition Fighting Back against Threat of Being Barred from 2017 Elections


Venezuela’s opposition parties will most likely be barred from participating in the upcoming elections, officials have said. Executive Secretary of the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) Jesús “Chúo” Torrealba said Sunday that Venezuela’s ruling officials are trying to nullify the registration of MUD — the country’s largest opposition party — for the 2017 elections, an action he deemed “unacceptable.” On January 26, Deputy Diosdado Cabello warned that the opposition may not have a political party participating in elections because it committed fraud and would therefore have to be left out. More…

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